Seventy percent of the population will live on just one
percent of the world’s landmass by 2050. And yet only
16 percent of food crosses borders—a number that must
increase as climate pressure and urbanization continue
to rise. Cargill is committed to nourishing the world by
moving goods to where they’re needed most and
relocating some production closer to city centers. We’re
also working to partner with local food banks and
strengthen local school nutrition programs.
Food moves.
People across the world may be moving to cities, but
farms remain the starting point for the food we eat.
Cargill is partnering with 2.4 million farmers across
the planet—from large-scale farms in the American
Midwest to small family farms in India to urban farms
in major cities—to provide training on sustainable
practices. In Côte d’Ivoire, we’ve trained more than
30,000 farmers on safe, efficient fertilizer use and
helped increase yields by more than 55 percent.
Sustainable
agriculture
flourishes.
As more of the population moves to cities, we will need
to leverage the power of technology to nourish the world
and protect the planet. Cargill’s been working since 2004
to preserve forests in the Amazon and reduce the amount
of soy purchased from deforested regions. Today we
continue to advance responsible land and water use by
collaborating with governments, NGOs, partners and
15,000 soy farmers, and using the latest technology—
such as geospatial analysis and satellites—to produce
sustainable soy.
Technology
conserves
resources.
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